*special hat tip to the FreshXPress for featuring our article on their front page*One of the best parts about going back home for the holiday season is, of course, catching up with old friends and family who you haven't seen in ages. And in turn, one of the most interesting parts about catching up with all these people are the conversations that take place; "what have you been up to lately?", "how's the job/job search going?", "how's the wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend and the kids/dog/cat, etc.?" And then of course once those pleasantries are established, invariably somebody will kick if off with "can you believe [insert current event here]" and that will then of course lead to a conversation about President Obama.
This question produces different results in different communities. Perhaps nowhere does this question produce a more polarizing response than in the Black Community. Don't get me wrong, there's still an overwhelming sense of support and admiration from the Black Community for Obama at the end of the day. While the national approval numbers for Obama hover around 50% give or take a few points, the approval numbers for Obama in the Black Community remain around 91%. But that number doesn't tell the whole story, because despite White concerns that Obama has catered too much to minorities and women, there are a number of Blacks among that 91% who feel that Obama has not done enough - or anything according to some - for the Black Community. It's with this later group where I take issue.
